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MAJOR STORIES


YOU CAN’T FLY WITH LEAD WINGS, OR CORN ETHANOL’S SAF CI PROBLEM

January 15, 2024 | Jim Lane

By Steven Slome, Jia Ming Ong and Matthew Morton Special to The Digest For a
more in depth discussion, please see our recent whitepaper. The View from 10,000
ft Over the last decade, aviation transport’s growing contribution to
anthropogenic climate change has been acknowledged by both the industry and
major governments, and ambitious goals have […]

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INDIA: A VIBRANT ECOSYSTEM FOR COST-EFFECTIVE BIOPLASTICS PRODUCTION

January 14, 2024 | Jim Lane

Dr. Ashwini Shete, Technology Lead – Renewable Chemicals & Materials, Praj
Industries Special to The Digest Plastic production has surged since the 1970s,
outpacing other materials. Predictions show global primary plastic production
reaching 1,100 million tonnes by 2050 if current trends persist. The shift to
single-use plastics is alarming, constituting 36% of total plastic production,
[…]

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THE FAB FINNS, THE TOP 20 BIOPRODUCTS FROM THE BIOECONOMY’S FOREST HEARTLAND

January 8, 2024 | Jim Lane

We’ve long been fans of the Finns, their smart forest management practices,
their innovative products and the complete lack of hype and bluster coming out
of Helsinki.  It’s the Quiet Country, but really they are the Fab Finns, whose
actions speak volumes. Here are the Top 20 bioproducts we’ve seen in Fab
Finland, in alphabetical […]

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GATES TO SUCCESS: STAGE GATE ENGINEERING FOR BIOENERGY PROJECTS

January 7, 2024 | Jim Lane

By Dean Weber, Lee Enterprise Consulting Special to The Digest The status of the
bioenergy industry can change rapidly due to numerous factors, including
technological advancements, policy changes, and market dynamics. These all
create risks for investors and stakeholders. While rapid deployment of
investments is critical to beat the competition, we still need to allocate […]

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KRAFTSTOCK, FEEDSTOCK, COMSTOCK: THE UNLEASHING OF KRAFT LIGNIN AS AN ABUNDANT,
AFFORDABLE FEEDSTOCK FOR DROP-IN RENEWABLE FUELS

January 2, 2024 | Jim Lane

Nine days ago, in the story “Molecules for Christmas,” Dr. Brian Westlake opined
that “the answers to all your questions are in the forest” and further evidence
of his prescience arrives this week from Virginia City, Nevada, where Comstock
Fuels unveiled a remarkable partnership, investment and pathway to drop-in
renewable fuels focused in this announce […]

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8-SLIDE GUIDES


THE DIGEST’S 2024 MULTI-SLIDE GUIDE TO THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
2024

January 16, 2024 | Jim Lane

This week on ABLC CONNECT, we networked and exchanged information about the
world of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and as part of the proceedings, we had the
State of Sustainable Aviation Fuel presentation. The slides are here.

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THE DIGEST’S MULTI-SLIDE GUIDE TO EMERGING MARKETS ONLINE

January 16, 2024 | Jim Kendrick

Houston based Emerging Markets Online provides customized market intelligence
and business development consulting services for a global clientele in
sustainable biofuels, feedstocks, alternative energy, renewable energy,
utilities, advanced nutrition, algae and aquaculture.  Focused on market trends
and futures in biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuels, low
carbon fuels, integrated biorefining, and feedstock business development
industries, […]

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THE DIGEST’S MULTI-SLIDE GUIDE TO KOCH MODULAR PROCESS SYSTEMS

January 16, 2024 | Jim Kendrick

Koch Modular Process Systems is a joint venture with Koch-Glitsch, and heavily
active in supporting the development and commercialization of sustainable
technology. Koch Modular Process Systems delivers projects across multiple
industry sectors and partners with clients such as PureCycle Technologies and
ORIGIN Materials to provide process development & engineering support,
separations technology, pilot testing, and […]

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THE DIGEST’S 2024 MULTI-SLIDE GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA ETHANOL + POWER

January 15, 2024 | Jim Lane

The mission of California Ethanol & Power, LLC (“CE+P”) is to produce
sustainable renewable low-carbon energy in California from the right renewable
resource – sugarcane. CE&P’s experienced team is completing the development of
and intends to project finance, construct using proven technologies, own and
operate a facility in California’s Imperial Valley. CEO Dave Rubenstein
presented […]

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THE DIGEST’S MULTI-SLIDE GUIDE TO PHOENIX CARBON

January 15, 2024 | Jim Kendrick

Phoenix Carbon’s TCOM® System is a containerized portable, modular, and scalable
solid waste reduction and conversion technology which converts nearly all solid
organic waste and hydrocarbons into Solid Carbons, Renewable Natural Gases, and
Renewable Liquid Fuels. TCOM (Thermal Conversion of Organic Matter) is a closed
loop system and only requires limited energy for initial startup. […]

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THE LATEST WORLD NEWS


ABSL SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCES SYNGAS FROM WASTE-BASED UK DEMO PLANT

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (ABSL) announced successful first
production from the 22 GWh waste-to-syngas line at its demonstration plant in
Swindon, using its patented RadGas technology. RadGas combines a gasifier,
electric arc furnace and waste heat boiler in a highly efficient, reliable
process that converts household waste and biomass residues into a […]

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RFA LAYS OUT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPDATE OF GREET MODEL

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, in a letter submitted to the Biden administration, the Renewable
Fuels Association laid out recommendations for ensuring that the best available
science and data are used in determining eligibility for the sustainable
aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit established in the Inflation Reduction Act. The
Treasury Department released guidance in December regarding the implementation
of the credit, […]

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UK APPROVES DRAX BIOENERGY’S CCS PROJECT

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, the Drax Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Project
application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for
Energy Security and Net Zero. The project proposes to install post-combustion
capture technology that would capture carbon dioxide emissions from up to two of
the existing biomass units at Drax Power […]

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GLOBAL AGRI-FOOD ADVANCEMENT PARTNERSHIP INVESTS IN PROXIMA

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Canada, Saskatchewan’s Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership (GAAP) is
excited to announce the recent close of an undisclosed investment round into
Proxima Research and Development – Canada. Proxima has developed proprietary
technology to better isolate, characterize, and engineer microbes for
applications within agriculture, food, and pharma. Proxima offers unique
microbial solutions to their clients, as […]

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DIAGEO TO PROVIDE SEED FUNDING FOR EXPANDING GLASS FUTURES IN NORTH AMERICA AND
INDIA

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, Diageo will be providing seed funding to enable the expansion of
Glass Futures activities into North America and India, two of Diageo’s largest
markets, to accelerate the decarbonization of the glass industry
internationally. Glass Futures, a leading glass research and technology
organization, is exploring the most effective routes to decarbonize the glass
[…]

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R&D NEWS


BRAZILIAN RESEARCHERS OBTAIN HYDROGEN FROM VINE SHOOTS

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, a research team from the universities of Jaén and São Paulo has
confirmed that hydrogen can be obtained from vine shoots through a process that
does not require fossil fuels and does not emit pollutants. With their work,
they manage to give new value to this waste from the wine industry, while
creating […]

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GEORGIA TECH RESEARCHER ENGINEER YEAST STRAIN THAT PREFERS THE LIGHTS ON

January 15, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Georgia, a new study published in Current Biology, researchers in Georgia
Tech’s School of Biological Sciences have engineered one of the world’s first
strains of yeast that may be happier with the lights on. Easily equipping the
yeast with such an evolutionarily important trait could mean big things for our
understanding of how this […]

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CAER RESEARCHERS AWARDED US’S DOE GRANT TO DEVELOP BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGY

January 12, 2024 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Kentucky, researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy
Research (CAER) and the Department of Chemistry confirmed they have received a
$1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance their
innovative biofuels research. The project is titled “Robust Engineered Catalysts
for the Conversion of Waste Oleaginous Biomass Feedstocks […]

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GERMAN RESEARCHERS LEAD THE WAY FOR LARGE-SCALE GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN
CHILE

January 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Germany, together with its partners, Fraunhofer Institute for Energy
Economics and Energy System Technology IEE is paving the way for the
establishment of large-scale production of green hydrogen and its downstream
products in Chile. The project’s research focuses on the production potential of
hydrogen and liquid fuels from solar energy. In addition to technical […]

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OXFORD RESEARCHERS FIND HOW GREEN AMMONIA COULD SUPPLY 60% OF GLOBAL SHIPPING
NEEDS

January 10, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, a study published in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research:
Infrastructure and Sustainability has found that green ammonia could be used to
fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top
10 regional fuel ports. Researchers at the University of Oxford looked at the
production costs of […]

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POLICY & POLICYMAKERS


US APPEALS COURT DISMISSES SRE CHALLENGE BROUGHT BY HUNT REFINING

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit dismissed Hunt
Refining Company v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ruling that the
small refinery exemption (SRE) challenge brought by Hunt under the Renewable
Fuel Standard (RFS) could not be heard by the court and should instead be heard
by the U.S. Court of Appeals […]

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INDIAN TRANSPORTATION GETS PETROLEUM MINISTER TO AGREE TO 300 ETHANOL FUELING
STATIONS

January 15, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In India, Reuters reports the transportation minister has agreed with the
petroleum minister that Indian Oil will open 300 ethanol fueling stations across
the country in an effort to boost ethanol distribution and achieve blending
goals. The shift to ethanol and higher blending levels is part of a wider
domestic strategy to achieve net-zero by […]

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BILL SEEKS TO BOOST BIOFUELS PRODUCTION IN THE MIDWEST

January 12, 2024 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Oklahoma, Kosu reported that a congressional bill proposed by Midwestern
representatives from both parties is aimed at spurring innovation in biofuel
technology and increasing its production. The report noted that the Agriculture
Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act, or Ag BIO Act, would increase
funding for innovation in the biofuels and bioproducts industry. Reps. Zach […]

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BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT AIMING FOR 50% OF BIODIESEL PURCHASES TO COME FROM FAMILY
FARMERS

January 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, Informa Araguaia reports the federal government will nationalize the
rules of the Social Biofuel Seal, aiming to ensure that 50% of purchases of this
product come from family farming. Among the changes, the nationalization of
production stands out, especially in the states of the North and Northeast
Regions, including semi-arid areas, such as […]

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GROWTH ENERGY FILES TWO COURT PETITIONS FOR REHEARING OF SRE CASE

January 10, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Growth Energy this week filed two petitions for rehearing with
the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the Court’s 2023 decision on small
refinery exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).  The RFS
allows small refiners to request exemptions from the program’s fuel blending
obligations if they can demonstrate to the U.S. […]

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OTHER RECENT ARTICLES


FKUR TO DISTRIBUTE BRASKEM’S BIO-BASED EVA IN EUROPEAN MARKETS AND BEYOND

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Germany, Germany-based bioplastics specialist FKuR has signed a distribution
agreement with Braskem for its I’m Green bio-based ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).
The company will be the official distributor in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, UK,
Turkey, Israel, and India. The agreement expands on FKuR and Braskem’s
long-standing partnership, which started in 2011. FkuR adds EVA […]

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DP WORLD’S SOUTHAMPTON CONTAINER TERMINAL SEES 55% GHG EMISSIONS CUT THANKS TO
HVO

January 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, DP World’s container terminal at Southampton enjoyed its
greenest-ever year in 2022 after delivering a 55% reduction in net carbon
emissions from its fleet and installations. DP World runs the UK’s most advanced
logistics hubs: two deep water ports at Southampton and London Gateway with
access to freight rail terminals, and a […]

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CASIO CELEBRATES HELLO KITTY’S 50TH BIRTHDAY WITH BIOBASED WATCH 

January 15, 2024 | Rebecca Coons

In Tokyo, watchmaker Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is celebrating the 50th
anniversary of HELLO KITTY, the iconic and adorable character created by Sanrio,
with a commemorative watch and biobased watchband. Further details of the
watchband material were not disclosed, but the company has used castor seed and
corn feedstocks in the past. The new watch […]

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SUSTAINABLE SQUAD GOALS: TROOST-EKONG DEBUTS BIOBASED CLEATS AT AFRICA CUP OF
NATIONS

January 15, 2024 | Rebecca Coons

In Nigeria, soccer star William Troost-Ekong sported biobased  cleats in the
opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations. Made by the United Kingdom’s Sokito,
the match against Equatorial Guinea was the first time vegan cleats made from
corn waste, sugarcane and bamboo have been worn in international competition.
Dubbed Scudetta, the cleats will be […]

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VIVOBAREFOOT ENVISIONS SCAN-PRINT-SOIL FUTURE WHERE SNEAKERS ARE PERSONALIZED
AND COMPOSTABLE

January 15, 2024 | Rebecca Coons

In London, minimalist, “barefoot-style” shoe brand Vivobarefoot has unveiled a
compostable sneaker prototype that is 3D printed using a biobased thermoplastic.
 The company told design publication dezeen the shoe is a
“scan-to-print-to-soil” solution to the waste associated with sneaker
production. Customers simply scan their feet with a smartphone, after which
Vivobarefoot 3D-prints a bespoke sneaker. […]

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FORD FORGES AHEAD WITH BIOBASED MATERIALS, CREATES OLIVE GROVE WASTE PROTOTYPES

January 15, 2024 | Rebecca Coons

In Spain, leading automaker Ford is expanding its slate of biobased materials
used in car parts to olive tree waste such as branches and leaves. The work is
part of the COMPOlive project, which is working to find alternative uses for
Andalusia’s olive grove waste. The region is one of the largest olive-growing
regions in […]

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